Global Warming: Causes and Effects
Explore the causes, effects, and potential solutions to global warming with this comprehensive worksheet for Grade 9 science students.
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Global Warming: Causes and Effects
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers. Use your knowledge of global warming and climate change to complete the tasks.
1. Which of the following is considered the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Methane
2. What is the main cause of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution?
Volcanic eruptions
Deforestation
Burning of fossil fuels
Solar flares
3. The Earth's natural process of trapping heat in the atmosphere is known as the .
4. Rising global temperatures are causing the melting of and glaciers, leading to sea level rise.
5. Global warming refers to the long-term cooling of Earth's climate system.
True
False
6. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power produce significant greenhouse gas emissions.
True
False
7. Describe two major environmental impacts of global warming.
8. What are some actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint?
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
9. Greenhouse Effect
a. Long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns.
10. Climate Change
b. The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.
11. The image below shows a starving polar bear in the Arctic. How is global warming contributing to the struggles of polar bears and other Arctic wildlife?
